Thursday 12 September 2013

What Hides Within Book Review

Author: Jason Parent
Date of Publication: 25 July, 2012 (Kindle)
Publisher: Double Dragon eBooks
Pages: 308
Genre: Horror, Crime
Paperback or Kindle: Both


Fiery Fantasy Thoughts

Inside all of us, there is darkness. Inside Clive, it's tangible, and it's aching to get out.

What Hides Within tells the story of a man held captive by an unknown evil. Clive Menard is a spineless slacker leading an ordinary existence. But when Chester enters his life, it becomes far from ordinary.

A disheveled Clive stands alone in a hospital waiting room. A series of incidences have led him to undergo unnecessary neurosurgery. A voice inside Clive's head nags him to kill the doctor.

Weeks prior, a murder investigation and an unrelated kayaking excursion set the story's interlocking events in motion. When a remorseful killer, a bomb-happy psychopath and a mysterious widow spider converge upon Clive, they bring with them destruction and death. Clive must discover who or what is steering his very existence before he, too, is consumed by the carnage around him.

With a driven detective following his every step and a vicious killer hiding within his circle of friends, Clive must walk a narrow and dangerous path, teetering between salvation and damnation. He must confront Chester and his own demons. But is he powerless to overcome them?

This story is one which I feel I have read a few elements of before (Frankenstein, The Exorcist and Tales from the Crypt).

The main character, Clive, is arrogant, dismissive and is not happy with his life however he does not seem to feel the need to make any changes to make him into a better person. 

This all changes when he begins to have trouble with his hearing, which develops into vivid dreams and progresses onto him getting brain surgery.

He thinks he's going crazy but we soon realise that there is something more to what is going on in his head...

I always enjoy a story about some type of entity taking over the host but I did find a few issues with this one.

I liked that Parent left a lot to the reader's imagination, however I personally felt that it would have been nice to know a little more in parts.

I also got a little confused when it changed point of views, so when I thought I was reading his thoughts, I was actually reading another character's without any warning.

And lastly, there were a few minor grammatical and spelling issues which I noticed but this did not distract my enjoyment throughout this dark and creepy story.

Overall I give this book a healthy 3 out of 5 wings as I enjoyed the concept of the story even though it did remind me of other books.







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Alana

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